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St Michael's Church, Churchill 
St Michael's Church, Churchill, from the southeastLocation in Worcestershire
St Michael's Church, ChurchillCoordinates: 52°10′48″N 2°06′51″W / 52.1801°N 2.1143°W OS grid reference SO 922 535 Location Churchill, Worcestershire Country England Denomination Anglican Website Churches Conservation Trust History Dedication Saint Michael Architecture Functional status Redundant Heritage designation Grade II* Designated 11 February 1965 Architectural type Church Style Gothic Groundbreaking 14th century St Michael's Church, Churchill, is a redundant Anglican church in the village Churchill, Worcestershire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
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History
The church dates from the 14th century, and contains fragments of masonry from an earlier church building on the site.[2] It was restored in 1863,[1] and there was another restoration in 1910.[2]
Architecture
The plan of St Michael's consists of a nave with a south porch, and a chancel. At the west end is a bellcote.[1] Each wall of the nave contains a single window.[3]
Inside the church, the font dates from the 15th century.[3] The pulpit dates from the 17th century, and the communion rail is in Jacobean style.[1] The chancel screen and the lectern were moved from Great Malvern Priory at the time of the 1910 restoration.[2] The oldest monument is dated 1688. There are two bells, one of which dates from the 15th century.[3]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the English Midlands
References
- ^ a b c d "Church of St Michael, Churchill", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1319712, retrieved 13 May 2011
- ^ a b c d St Michael's Church, Churchill, Worcestershire, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Michaels-Church-Churchill-Worcestershire/, retrieved 29 March 2011
- ^ a b c Churchill, St Michael's Church, Britain Express, http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4182, retrieved 29 October 2010
Categories:- Grade II* listed buildings in Worcestershire
- Grade II* listed churches
- Church of England churches in Worcestershire
- 14th-century church buildings
- English Gothic architecture
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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